架构师提供的文本描述。这个家位于索恩伯里，这是维多利亚(澳大利亚)的北郊，那里有许多本世纪早期的住宅，我们很欣赏他们的美感。因此，我们不想改变我们房子将近100年的部分，也不想改变街景，而是在寻找适合我们需要的当代改造。

Text description provided by the architects. The home is located in Thornbury, an inner northern suburb of Victoria (Australia) which has a number of early century homes, whose aesthetic we admire. We therefore didn’t want to change the nearly 100 year old part of our house, nor the streetscape but were looking for a contemporary renovation that suited our needs.

 © Peter Clarke

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虽然我们也需要一个基本的开放计划设计，我们不想生活在一个大的开放的盒子，并希望定义的功能领域。北面的设计包括厨房作为枢纽，一个大岛长椅加上更正式的就餐区和丰富的自然光。东面的生活区被阳光遮挡，我们的孩子们在游玩区，墙上有一个凹的鱼缸，四周都是隐藏的储物柜。

Whilst we also required a basic open plan design we didn’t want to live in a large open box and wanted defined areas of functionality.  The north facing design encompasses the kitchen as the hub, with a large island bench plus more formal dining area and has copious natural light. The living area to the east protected from the sun and the play area for our small children with a recessed fish tank in the wall surrounded by hidden storage cupboards.

 © Peter Clarke

彼得·克拉克

我们设计了房子的后部，包括被动式太阳能设计，所以我们挡住了夏季的阳光，但是让冬天的阳光把抛光的混凝土板加热，在冬天最需要的时候把热量释放到家里。

We designed the rear of the home to include passive solar design, so we were blocking out the summer sun but letting in the winter sun that would heat up the polished concrete slab and release heat into the home when needed most in winter. 

 © Peter Clarke

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窗户采用双层玻璃，墙壁和天花板都有最高的r值绝缘。外墙是实木的“斑点胶”垂直板，有着美丽的自然感觉，它软化了后部尖锐的角度，保持在我们天然材料的调色板内。我们想要展示的是太阳能被动式住宅的功能，但也可以在视觉上吸引人。

The windows are double glazed with lowe glass, walls and ceiling had highest r-value insulation possible.  The exterior was clad in solid timber ‘spotted gum’ vertical planking that has a beautiful natural feeling, it softens the sharp angles of the rear and keeps within our palette of natural materials.  We wanted to showcase that a solar passive home is functional but can also be visually appealing.

 © Peter Clarke

彼得·克拉克

我们的主要目标之一是不过度建造，尊重邻居和保留一个舒适和实用的后院。

One of our main aims was not to over build, respect the neighbours and retain a comfortable and practical rear yard.